Analysis of Performance Characteristics of a Cascade Refrigeration System with Internal Heat Exchanger using Natural Refrigerants

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1123-1128
Author(s):  
Chang-Hyo Son ◽  
Hoo-Kyu Oh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Internal Heat Exchanger ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration System ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration ◽  
Analysis Of Performance

scholarly journals Experimental Analysis of the R744/R404A Cascade Refrigeration System with Internal Heat Exchanger. Part 1: Coefficient of Performance Characteristics

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 6003
Author(s):  
Min-Ju Jeon
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Temperature Cycle ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Evaporation Temperature ◽  
Internal Heat Exchanger ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration System ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration

This study evaluates the performance of an R744/R404A cascade refrigeration system (CRS) with internal heat exchangers (IHE) in supermarkets. R744 is used as the refrigerant in a low-temperature cycle, and R404A is used as the refrigerant in a high-temperature cycle. In previous studies, there are many studies including theoretical performance analysis of the CRS. However, experimental studies on the CRS are lacking, and experimental research on the R744/R404A system with an IHE is scarce. Therefore, this study provides basic data for optimal refrigeration system design by experimentally evaluating the results of modifying various parameters. The operating parameters considered in this study include subcooling and superheating, condensing and evaporating temperature, cascade evaporation temperature, and IHE efficiency in the R744 low- and R404A high-temperature cycle. The main results are summarized as follows: (1) By applying the results of this study, energy efficiency is achieved by optimizing the overall coefficient of performance (COP) of the CRS, and the refrigerant charge of the R404A cycle is minimized and economic efficiency is also obtained, enabling operation and maintenance as an environment-friendly system. (2) When designing the CRS, finding the cascade evaporation temperature that has the optimum and maximum COP according to the refrigerant combination should be considered with the highest priority.

scholarly journals Heat Exchanger Network Synthesis Integrated with Compression–Absorption Cascade Refrigeration System

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Sun ◽  
Linlin Liu ◽  
Yu Zhuang ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Jian Du
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Mixed Integer ◽  
Total Annual Cost ◽  
Network Synthesis ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Operating Condition ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration System ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration

Compression–absorption cascade refrigeration system (CACRS) is the extension of absorption refrigeration system, which can be utilized to recover excess heat of heat exchanger networks (HENs) and compensate refrigeration demand. In this work, a stage-wise superstructure is presented to integrate the generation and evaporation processes of CACRS within HEN, where the generator is driven by hot process streams, and the evaporation processes provide cooling energy to HEN. Considering that the operating condition of CACRS has significant effect on the coefficient of performance (COP) of CACRS and so do the structure of HEN, CACRS and HEN are considered as a whole system in this study, where the operating condition and performance of CACRS and the structure of HEN are optimized simultaneously. The quantitative relationship between COP and operating variables of CACRS is determined by process simulation and data fitting. To accomplish the optimal design purpose, a mixed integer non-linear programming (MINLP) model is formulated according to the proposed superstructure, with the objective of minimizing total annual cost (TAC). At last, two case studies are presented to demonstrate that desired HEN can be achieved by applying the proposed method, and the results show that the integrated HEN-CACRS system is capable to utilize energy reasonably and reduce the total annualized cost by 38.6% and 37.9% respectively since it could recover waste heat from hot process stream to produce the cooling energy required by the system.

Comparison of Various Alternative Refrigerants for Vapour Compression Refrigeration Systems

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Selim Dalkilic¸ ◽  
Somchai Wongwises
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Alternative Refrigerants ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Stage Process ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration System ◽  
Cascade Refrigeration ◽  
Vapour Compression

Single-stage vapour compression refrigeration system was compared with an actual vapour compression cycle, single-stage process with internal heat exchanger, and a two-stage process with economiser using the refrigerants of HCFC-22, CFC-502 and their alternatives such as HFC-134a, HFC-32, HFC-152a, HFC-404A, HFC-407C, HFC-507, HFC-410A. A theoretical performance study on a cascade refrigeration system was performed using two refrigeration cycles connected through the heat exchanger in the middle working as the evaporator for the high pressurized cycle and condenser for the low pressurized cycle. Other performance study was performed using a two-stage cascade refrigeration system having low and high pressure compressors connected through the mixing chamber in the middle. The condensation temperatures were between 30 and 50 °C, evaporation temperatures were between −50 °C and 5 °C and heat exchanger and economiser temperatures were kept as constant for the comparisons. Some of the alternative refrigerants’ coefficients of performance values are found to be higher than their base traditional pure refrigerants. The effects of the main parameters of performance analysis such as refrigerant type, degree of subcooling, and superheating on the performance coefficient, refrigerant charge rate and volumetric refrigeration capacity are investigated for various operating conditions as case studies.

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